Newspaper rest



Sept. 5, 1933. A. G. ANDERSON NEWSPAPER REST Filed Aug. 29, 1932 Patented Sept. 5, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE Specialty Products (30.,

a, 'copartnersliip composed of Wade W. ,Wilcox, Fred C. Strout, and Alfred G. Anderson Application August 29, 1932. Serial No. 630,768

4 Claims.

My invention provides an extremely simple and highly efficientdevice adapted to hold in readable positions such articles as newspapers, periodicals or books, and which device for brevity, is herein styled a newspaper rest. In its better form, the rest will be stamped from sheet metal, but in a cheaper form may be stamped or madefrom paper stock such as cardboard; and in both in-- stances is preferably made foldable into flat or substantially flat condition for the purpose of storage or shipment.

In the accompanying drawing wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views, I have shown the device stamped into ornamental form out of sheet metal.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the improved rest, the outline of a newspaper or the like being indicated by dotted lines; I 20 Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts shown in 'Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary View showing a portion of one of the leaves or foldably conr nected members of the rest, a portion of the newspaper or the like being indicated by full lines;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, locking upward at the sectioned parts; and

Fig. 5 is a detail in enlarged horizontal section taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 1.

The body of the rest may be made from two sheet metal leaves or plates 6, stamped to form upper arms or back rests 7, a pair of legs 8 and depending rear projections 9. I The leaves 6 are foldably connected by upper and lowerhinges afforded by overlapping upper hinge lugs 10 and lower hinge lugs 11. The hinge lugs 10 are connected by a rivet 12 and the hinge lugs 11 are overlapped and pivotally connected by a rivet 13 which also pivotally connects the same to the projected arm of a rear supporting foot 14, which, as shown, is of disc-like form. Each lug 11 has a fiat surface that serves as a stop forthe other leaf 9 and limits the movements of the said leaves to positions best indicated in Fig. 5. The foot 14, however, is pivoted so that it can be turned on the pivot-forming rivet 13.

The legs 8, at their lower ends, terminate in front supporting feet 15 shown as of disc-like form, forwardly offset from the legs 8, as best shown in Fig. 2, so that when a newspaper y or the like, is placed against the arms or back rests 7, the lower edge of such newspaper will bear on the lower portions of the legs 8 and the disc-like feet or portions 15 will be exposed in front of the newspaper so that they afford means on which advertising matter may be visible while the paper is being read, as best shown in Fig. 3.

When the leaves 6 are .turned to supporting,

point support is afforded by the complete rest.

At such time, the leaves 6 will be at an angle substantially shown by the parts 9 in Fig. 5. When the leaves 6 are folded together, the arms 7 and feet 15 will project at slight angles, but the whole device will fold into comparatively small space. In fact, the arms '7 and feet 15 will not in some cases, be bent out of the planes of the respective leaves 6 and this would be especially true when the device is made from paper stock or cardboard. However, in the more crude form of the rest, the arrangement illustrated in the drawing is preferred and in fact gives a somewhat better support for a newspaper or the like.

From what has been said, it will be understood that the device described is capable of various modifications within the scope of the invention herein disclosed and claimed.

What I claim is:

l. A rest for newspapers and the like comprising leaves having upper and lower rest portions and rear and front supporting feet, the latter being upwardly projected to afford retaining portions that are exposed in front of the article supported by the rest and which leaves are connected for folding actions by means of upper and lower pairs of hinge lugs, and a rear supporting foot pivotally connected to the lower of said hinge lugs.

2. A rest for newspapers and the like comprising leaves having upper and lower rest portions parallel to each other and parallel to said front v feet, when the leaves are set up at an angle to each other, the said rear supporting foot being pivotally connected to the lower rear portions of said leaves and adapted to be projected rearwardly thereof.

3. A rest for newspapers and the like comprising leaves having upper and lower rest portions and rear and front supporting feet, the latter being upwardly projected to afford retaining portions that are exposed in front of the article supported by said rest and which leaves are connected for folding actions by means of upper and lower pairs of hinge lugs, said leaves at their upper portions having back rest arms bent at an angle thereto so that they will be in oblique planes parallel to each other and parallel to said front feet, when said leaves are set up at an angle to each other, the rear supporting foot being pivotally connected to the lower rear portions of said leaves and adapted to be projected rearwardly thereof, said leaves having stop surfaces that limit the opening movement of the leaves to positions at an angle to each other and in which ioe is adjusted to supporting condition, the rearwardly projected hinge portions of said leaves having stops limiting the opening movements of the said leaves to the parallel positions stated,

and said rear foot being projected rearward of said hinge connection.

ALFRED G. ANDERSON. 

